LOS ANGELES – We’re still more than a week away from the kickoff for UFC 239 fight week, but already the tension in the air behind its two title fights is palpable.
Most of the fighters on the UFC 239 main card were in Los Angeles on Monday ahead of next week’s event for a media day, including the four title fighters atop the card, which takes place July 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Thiago “Marreta” Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who is unbeaten since moving up from middleweight.
And in the co-feature, women’s dual champion Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) puts her bantamweight title up against former champion Holly Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC). Nunes also is the women’s featherweight champ.
Check out the faceoffs for those two fights in the video above, which also includes welterweight Ben Askren (but not his opponent, Jorge Masvidal); light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz (but not his opponent, Luke Rockhold); and welterweights Michael Chiesa and Diego Sanchez, who open the main card.
The UFC 239 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm – for women’s bantamweight title
- Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
- Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Arnold Allen vs. Gilbert Melendez
- Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Randa Markos
- Alejandro Perez vs. Song Yadong
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Jack Marshman vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Chance Rencountre
- Julia Avila vs. Pannie Kianzad
For more on UFC 239, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
